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OPV poster to promote Polio Vaccine.
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The little girl above is disabled from Polio.


Definition of Polio: an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord

Prevention:

  • Receive IPV or OPV (explained in Glogster)


With Polio, there really isn't much treatment that you can receive. Polio is one of those diseases that you have to wait out, there is really no cure for it. The stages of Polio would start as an acute Polio illness, then possible progression to a mild case, and luckily it rarely reaches the stage of paralytic Polio.




Minor Symptoms of Polio are included below:



  • Fever

  • Sore throat

  • Nausea

  • Vomiting

  • Abdominal pain

  • Constipation

  • Flu-like symptoms



Although these could all be symptoms of the common flu or cold, you should always keep out watch for them.



The Major Symptoms of Polio are included below:




  • Fever

  • Muscle aches

  • Loss of reflexes

  • Other "minor illness" symptoms


The symptoms above, along with the minor symptoms, could be possible symptoms of Polio. If these symptoms ever develop, a doctor appointment should be made immediately.




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Above is the iron lung. The iron lung was a machine to help regulate breathing when with polio. This machine was needed because paralytic polio starts to paralyze muscles in the body, causing breathing to slow down dramatically.
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Above is the Life Cycle of Polio.
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The image above shows the muscles that are commonly weakened by Polio.


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The map above shows where and how bad Polio was in 2003. As you can see, the US is Polio Free.




Polio Symptoms

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